M&A challenges and evolving attitudes to compliance were among the key issues discussed at Asian Legal Business’ 16th annual Hong Kong In-house Legal Summit, which was held at the JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong on Sept. 12.

Companies in the payments industry in Singapore will receive easier access to legal advice under a new programme unveiled by two bodies in the city-state.

Each year, hundreds of lawyers from Asia Pacific countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Australia, Japan and Malaysia, decide to qualify as English solicitors, and become dual-qualified lawyers. What motivates them to do this?

The Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) recently notified the Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Amendment Regulations, 2019 (“Amendment Regulations”), amending its merger control regulations. The Amendment Regulations are effective from 15 August 2019.

With a view to push entrepreneurship and for ease of doing business, the Government has notified certain amendments in Companies (Shares and Debenture) Rules.

The last decade has been witness to how internet penetration has transformed the face of consumer-based business models in India, leading to lifestyle changes and changing consumer behavior patterns.

On 13 June 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released the Draft Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information (“Draft Measures”) to solicit public comments. Prior to that, the same authority has issued another draft regulation for comments related to the same matter on 11 April 2017, namely the Draft Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information and Important Data (“2017 Draft”). The Draft Measures, to a large extent, resets the regulatory framework constructed under the 2017 Draft. Several key features of the Draft Measures are summarised below:

The finalists for the 6th ALB Indonesia Law Awards 2019 have been revealed ahead of the event to be held at the Grand Hyatt, Jakarta on October 10, 2019.

Alternative legal services provider Axiom has shelved plans for an initial public offering after receiving an undisclosed amount of investment from European private equity firm Permira Funds.

Just like in previous years, the 18th edition of The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards, held on Sept. 6 at the JW Marriott Hotel, was a resounding success.